Sliding hanger for doors, &amp;c.



NO. 756,769. PATENTED APR. 5, 1904. J. O. ZUMWALT & F. STANTON. SLIDING HANGER FOR DOORS, 6w.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1903.

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Patented April 5, 1904*.

srncirroarioivrormin part or Letters Patent no. 756,769, dated April 5, 1904..

Application filed May 28, 1903- To all whom itlmayconcern:

Be it known that we, Josrzrn C. ZUMWALT and FRANK STANTON, citizens of the United States, residing at Clay lenter, in the'county of Clay and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sliding Hangers for Doors and the Like; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in hangers for slidingdoors, ladders, freightcarriers, and the like. l

' The object of the invention is to provide a sliding hanger and a supporting-track forthe same which will protect the sliding parts from the weather and prevent debris fronrobstructing' or interfering with the hanger.

A further object is to provide a hanger which will permit a free swinging inovement of the door or other object supported thereby and which will be simple, strong, and durable and Well adapted to the use for which it is designed.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the device, showing the application of the same to a sliding door, parts being broken away for illustration. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section through the track, on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the track and the supportingbrackets for the same, showing the parts de tached. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the rollers. Fig. 5 shows two modilied forms of hangers.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, i denotes a supportingtrack, which is preferably tubular in form, but which may be of any desired shape and in one side of which is formed a longitudinally-disposed slot 2-, which extends throughout the length of the track from end to end.

S'denotcs caps, which are adapted to it over and close the ends the track, and 4: denotes Lil Serial No, 159,191.. (No model.)

trunnio'ns formed integrally on of the caps.

5 denotes bearing-brackets in which the trunnions 4 are journaled, the brackets 5 be ing secured to the side of a building or other fixed support, and 6 denotes a center or intermediate hanger or bracket which is adapted to support the track between the end brackets 5. There may be any number of brackets 6, and they are adapted to engage the track 2, so as to permit the same to turn.

7 denotes hangers connected to the upper end of the door or other object to be supported. The hangers 7 may be of the form shown in Fig. 1 or of other forms, two of which are 5 shown in Fig. 5.

8 denotes the rollers, shown in the present instance as spherical in shape and provided with an annular concentric groove 9, in which is seated the hangers 7.

In assembling the parts the hanger 7 is placed in the groove of the roller 8 and they are then both inserted into the end of the track, after which the caps 3 are placed on said ends and the trunnions 4E inserted in the b'earing-brackets 5. The hangers may now be slid along through the slot in the track upon the spherical rollers 8, which roll along inside the track, as will be understood.

It will be seen that the construction of the 0 caps 3 and trunnions t permits of the track rotating, that the door may swing as well as slide thereon, a mode of mounting advantageous undo r man y conditions. We may make the trunnions as long as desired, and as they are adapted to both slide and rotate in the inrackets we are enabled. to connect up the ports, so that the track Ir: I be taken down wit-j ut removing the end brackets. This may be accomplished by spacing the caps the required distance from the brackets to allow them to he slipped oil the track, in which event one or more split washers may be used to take up the intervening space, the removal of said washers allowing the caps to he slipped back out of engagement with the ends of the track, as will be readily understood. Hence the necessity of dismantlingthe entire track mechanism will be avoided.

the outer faces The rollers have been shown and described as spherical in shape to fit within the tubular track, but it will be obvious that the rollers may be of disk or other shape to adapt the same for use in tracks of various forms.

While the invention has been particularly described and shown in connection with a sliding door, it will be apparent that the same may be used tosupport other obj-ectssuch as sliding ladders for store-service, fire-escape ladders, and also may be used in connection I with traveling'overhead freight-carrying .de-

' vices.

the entrance of water, snow; or other foreign substance. Any desired number. of hangers and rollers may be used in the tracks.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings," the construction and operation of the inven-' tion will be readily understood without rerequiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion,

A hanger for doors and the like, comprising a tubular supportingtrack having a longitudinal slot, caps fitted on the end of said track,

bearing-brackets, trunnions integrally formed upon the caps and slidably and rotatably journaled in said brackets, whereby the track is rotatably supported to allow the door to be swung thereon and the caps are adjustable to release the track to allow the same to be taken down Without removing either bracket, rollers arranged to run in said track and hangers projecting through said slot and carried by said rollers.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH C. ZUMWALT. FRANK STANTON.

Witnesses:

O. MUNDORFF, L. F. FRYAR. 

